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Professional Development Series

The Professional Development Series is a weekly podcast series devoted to our newly sworn in attorneys and young lawyers. The PDS will present programs bringing basic skills training, introducing the business of the law, educating on mental health issues, and showcasing long term career options. Programs will come from a variety of sources locally and from around the country. If you are interested in contributing content, contact Chris Fortier at crfortier@gmail.com.

Attorney Client Privilege in the United States and Foreign Jurisdictions

Bet you didn’t learn all of this during bar exam study. Brady Dugan, Esq., former DOJ prosecutor of antitrust and fraud crimes, gives a thorough and insightful presentation on evidentiary privilege in domestic, foreign, and multijurisdictional matters. From the Professional Development Conference September 19, 2014, Washington, DC.

Faculty: Brady Dugan, Esq., Squire Patton Boggs, Washington, DC

0:00 Introduction of Speaker

1:25 Topics for the Presentation

6:25 Attorney-Client Privilege in the United States

18:25 When the Privilege is Waived

22:20 Common Interest Privilege

27:05 Inadvertent Disclosure

29:00 For the Purpose of Securing Legal Services

31:10 When Documents are Privileged

34:20 Attorney Client Privilege-International

38:10 Legal Privilege in Canada

38:50 Legal Privilege in Europe

44:00 Professional Secrecy Privilege

46:05 Case Law: Akzo Nobel Chemicals v. European Commission

49:00 Advising in a Multijurisdictional Matter

54:00 Wrap-up/Questions

Past Broadcasts

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